Archive for February, 2009

Save Money, Garden More

February 10th, 2009

Gardening is something I love to do.  However, gardening can get expensive, and yet with the hard economic times; it’s not something I want to do without.  Therefore, I have come up with a few ways that I save money so that I can spend more on gardening.

 

These ideas or not ranked in money saved but are random ideas that I do or wish I did to save money.

 

Your phone bill is a place to save money.  If you have a cell phone, then you don’t need long distance on your home phone, if you even need a home phone at all.  Make sure you have the right cell plan to meet your needs.  It doesn’t usually cost to down grade or up grade so make sure that you are aware of all the different plans and pay the least for your needs.  I use tracfone, because I use my cell only for emergencies.  I also use a calling card on my home phone which is 2.9 cents a minute for long distance.  The code and number are programmed into my phone for ease of use, and I save a minimum of $25 a month. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s raining again!

February 6th, 2009

I love the rain!! I especially know how beneficial it is for us here in California.  We are in another terrible drought, and so I know that every drop is important; but I was hoping to put out my walls of water and plant some tomatoes and peppers.  I love getting plants out early.   

  I always cover up a part of my garden with a tarp so that it won’t be as wet as the rest of the garden during the rainy time.  I then have a chance to go and work the soil and plant radishes, and peas and lettuce at the end of February. 

I grew up in the Colorado, where spring didn’t come until May.  We never could plant anything until May and then we had to have it covered because frost would come, sometimes even in June.  Now that I am in the Sierra Nevada foothills, I love to plant early and even bring tomatoes to my parents when I visit them in June.

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